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Australia’s No.1 Ranking went up, Sri Lanka reached No.3

Sudev Haldar
2 years ago

In the second test match played between Australia and Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka has removed Australia from the No.1 position in the ICC World Test Championship by registering a spectacular victory and at the same time the Sri Lankan team has captured the No.3 spot.

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Sri Lanka won the Galle Test by an innings and 39 runs over Australia

Sri Lanka won the Galle Test by an innings and 39 runs over Australia. With Australia all out for 151 in the second innings. With the win, the Dimuth Karunaratne-led side managed to level the series at 1-1. Australia won the first Test at this ground by 10 wickets.

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Monday’s win helped and move up to third place in the WTC standings. But it is at the top of the standings that now has a facelift, with Australia losing its spot as No.

South Africa took the first spot, while Australia are in second place with 70 per cent after their first Test loss in the current period.